Talk:Physics prop

This is literally another name for prop_physics

LINK_ENTITY_TO_CLASS( physics_prop, CPhysicsProp );

LINK_ENTITY_TO_CLASS( prop_physics, CPhysicsProp );

LINK_ENTITY_TO_CLASS( prop_physics_override, CPhysicsProp );

Not only that, but its classname is changed back to prop_physics after spawning:

if ( FClassnameIs( this, "physics_prop" ) )

{

SetClassname( "prop_physics" );

}

Why do we need an entirely different article for this, exactly? --Blixibon (talk) 14:39, 6 August 2018 (UTC)

Didn't know that its classname is changed to prop_physics actually, but its being kept since this entity is present in nearly all Half Life 2 beta maps, along with dynamic_prop. This can be compared to func_wall, its likely only kept for backwards compatibility, but its obsolete.--Ficool2 (talk) 14:43, 6 August 2018 (UTC)

func_wall is its own entity, as is func_illusionary. Both are obsolete entities that have been overall replaced by func_brush. physics_prop, however, is not an obsolete entity; it is the deprecated former name of prop_physics. It was changed at some point in development, likely when they decided to create more prop classes and wanted to keep their names consistent. I don't know if there is any behavior to document from the Half-Life 2 beta that is any different from prop_physics in retail. In fact, the code class for prop_physics, CPhysicsProp, still bears the physics_prop name. We could easily use this as a redirect to prop_physics and mention the "physics_prop" legacy there. --Blixibon (talk) 18:12, 6 August 2018 (UTC)

It really doesn't hurt anything to give this its own page. I'm quite convinced the behavior is essentially identical, but this is a unique classname. I don't think we should rely solely on a "legacy note" because readers will be confused as to why they're suddenly on a page for a similarly named yet different entity, and knowing how pages are sometimes, important information (in this case a note being looked for by a reader who is already confused and does not realize that they are looking for said note) may get pushed quite far down from the top. Pinsplash (talk) 22:11, 6 August 2018 (UTC)